Very nice. The first one has some great scenery for sure. Nice colours, not too overly punchy. Natural look. Well done. I would have been tempted to use more contrast to account for the fill but this looks really good.

I took these photos on a recent vacation to Ontario. I only took my A 50mm 1.7 lens and my K5 along with me on this trip. It was a good chance to play around with this lens. These three photos were taken at my Grandparents farm in the Ottawa Valley. The Oak tree that appears in the first and third images is the same tree.

Thanks for the suggestions Cameron. I think when processing I found that the vibrant green looked a little better with the bluish colour of the water so I may have been led to boost it a bit more than needed. I did use a polarizing filter as well which may have contributed but it could certainly have been left as it was or played down a bit. The composition was about as good as I could get it without waders but I do like the suggestion to try a shot without the tree trunk and possibly more of the adjacent falls as well. I did try cropping some below the log but then you also lose the flow of the water across the frame. I appreciated the feedback!

I like your suggestion about trying a slightly faster shutter. I get caught up trying to get the super silky feel but forget that I lose some of the texture. This could help make the whites looks less dull perhaps.

Thanks for the comment Causey,

I like the moss and roots on the left side as well. Seems to add perspective and depth to the image. The timing is very important here. The forest is pretty thick but the creek is widest right at the base of these falls (actually three sets but only two can be shown at once with 18mm) so the high sun can obliterate the scene at midday. This was closer to the evening which is why the trees in the background (looking east) were picking up some strong light from the sun as it moved to the west.